20.3% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woden Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Woden Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in Woden Valley volunteer, a rate that is well above the national figure. While local volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains much more active in community work than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the ACT figure of 18.4%. However, this is down 3.9 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 27.0% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.8% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a rate higher than most areas.
12.8% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.6% of the population. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Woden Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80109/woden-valley/topic/community